Investment company Realterm and Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Germany’s second-busiest airport by cargo volume, have announced the construction of a new 45,000 m² cargo terminal. The facility will be customizable for one or more operators, with direct access to the apron, a convenient truck area, and a flexible layout for express, e-commerce, and general cargo.
Train Alliance and MSG Terminal have signed a lease agreement for the construction of a new transfer terminal in the Hallsberg Rala logistics area. The project entails an investment of slightly over SEK 20 million (approximately EUR 1.77 million), which Train Alliance will cover. MSG Terminal will lease the facility for ten years, with annual rental and fee payments amounting to around SEK 2.6 million (about EUR 230,000).
CargoBeamer, a specialist in semi-trailer rail transport and intermodal terminal operator, has announced the construction of a new, highly automated terminal in Kaldenkirchen, near the border between Germany and the Netherlands. It will be the company’s first own terminal in Germany, designed specifically for the automated loading of non-crane-mounted semi-trailers on rail. Construction will start in the second half of 2025, with commissioning scheduled for 2026.
From 2021 to 2024, the volume of cargo transportation along the Middle Corridor (Central Trans-Caspian Route) increased more than fivefold — from 840 thousand to 4.5 million tons per year. According to a joint report by the Astana International Financial Center and the Institute for Development and Diplomacy at ADA University, Kazakhstan accounts for 63% of the total volume of transportation, confirming its key role in the development of the route.
According to a new report from Alphaliner, the global container fleet capacity has exceeded the 32 million TEU mark for the first time. Since May 2024 alone, the growth has amounted to 8.9%, and over the past two years – almost 20%. Since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, the cumulative increase has reached 36%, which indicates an unprecedented dynamics of fleet expansion.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke at the second Central Asia-China summit, expressing gratitude to Chinese President Xi Jinping for the course of strengthening cooperation with the Central Asian regions. He also thanked the leaders of neighboring states for supporting regional partnership and active participation in the dialogue.
CF&S successfully implements a unique logistics project for the delivery of used John Deere combines from the USA to Kazakhstan. The customer is a client from Kazakhstan, now living in the USA, who purchases equipment for further resale on the Kazakhstan market. CF&S undertakes the full cycle of transportation – from the American warehouse to the final destination in Central Asia.
Eurostar has announced a major investment of €2 billion to buy up to 50 new trains, scheduled to enter service by the early 2030s. The fleet renewal will pave the way for three new international routes: London-Frankfurt, London-Geneva and Amsterdam/Brussels-Geneva.
The Port of Gdansk once again confirmed its status as an important player on the global stage by participating in the prestigious Maritime Silk Road Port Cooperation Forum in Ningbo (China). The delegation from Poland, headed by Vice President Krzysztof Kaczmarek, was awarded the Multilateral Friendly Ports Partnership award, which was recognition of the almost 20-year strategic partnership with the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan and the growing importance of Gdansk in global maritime logistics.
On June 16, 2025, within the framework of the II Forum on Industrial and Investment Cooperation “China-Central Asia”, a trilateral agreement was concluded between JSC “KTZ Express”, JSC “NC “Aktau International Sea Trade Port” and the Chinese company YXE Trading Service Group. The signing took place in the presence of the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Roman Sklyar.
